CHEYENNE, IN THE OLDEN DAYS

Aaron's tireless protectress -- and ever-patient pillow and sufferer of baby hugs.

IN MEMORIAM, TO CHEYENNE

This was a wonderful dog, a true G-dsend to myself and the whole family. This sixty-pound package of long fur was an indispensable family member for twelve years: intelligent, gentle, sweet, well-behaved. She died last summer of very old age, but my heart still aches.